Flatiron



March 3, 1931.- I E. A. PETERSON v 1,795,180

FLATIRON Filed March 12, 1929 Fia l.

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' ton Patented Mar. 3, 1931 uni-Ten STA-T ESYPATENT OFFICE EDWIN A.PETERSON, or s'r. PAUL, ,arrnnnsora, Assrenon TO nmsoivntncrnro .AP-VPLIANCE COMPANY, 1110., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPQRATIONOF NEW YORKFLATIRON Application filed March 12, 1929. Serial No. 346,425.

My invention relates toflatirons andhas for itsobject the provision ofan improved flatiron whereby the fabric under and around the buttonsorthe like ofagarment may be pressed in a convenient and efficientmanner.

Certain irons, heretofore, have been provided for pressing the clothunder and adja cent the buttons of a garment. Generally these irons wereprovided with recesses or grooves in the ironing surface for-receivingthe buttons in the ironing operation. Irons of this character were moreor less object-ionable in that it proved very difficult because of therecess to slide the iron sidewiseor to rotate the iron. as is usuallydesired in ordinary ironing operations. Moreover, the recesses oftencollected dirt and their edges oft-en rusted.

My invention contemplates the provision of a fiat-iron whereby thefabric under and around buttons may be pressed without sacriicing theadvantages derived from a smooth and uninterrupted ironing surface.

In carrying my invention into effect in one form thereof, I provide arecess or slot in the side of the iron above the ironing surface. As theiron is moved over the garment or fabric being pressed, the recess willreceive the button laterally so that the cloth under and around thebutton will be pressed without danger of tearing the button from thegarment and without damag' to the butitself. To accommodate the iron toboth right and lefthanded persons, and to facilitate pressing operationsin general, each side of the iron may be provided with a.

recess.

For a more complete understanding of my invention reference should behad to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofan electric fiatiron embodying my invention; Fi g. 9. is a.f.:-tagrncntal view in section illustrating the recesses provided inboth sides of the iron; and Fig. 3 is a section of the iron takenthrough the line 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, I have shown my invention in one form inconnection with an electric flatiron. As shown, the iron is providedwith a heavy ironing body shown as a sole plate .10, a suitable covermember 11 and an ordinary grip or handle 12. These members will besecured in any suitable manner as for instance by screw fastening means13. It will be understood that the flatiron will be provided with asuitable heating element (not shown), the terminals of which will bebrought .to a conventional plug socket 14 so as to provide for externalelectrical connectionwith a suitable electrical supply source.

In order that the material under and about the button of agarment or thelike may be pressed in a convenient and eflicient manner, I' provideeach side of the ironing body 10 with a. groove or recess 15.Preferably, these recesses will be located toward the point, i; c., inthe forward portionof the iron. It will be understood that each recesswill be positioned adjacent the working surface of the'iron so as toreceive the button laterally in the ironing operation and thereby permitthe edge of the ironing surface 16 beneath therecess to press the clothunder the button, as shown in Fig. 3. Obviously, each recess may takeany suitable shape and have any suitable dimensions, the particular sizeand shape of the buttons to be received being determining factors. Asshown, the lower wall 15a of the recess is'inclined downward towarf theside of the iron.. Preferably, the ends of each recesswill be tapered asindicated 156, 150,50 that the button will slide freely into and fromthe recess as the iron is moved forward without injury to either thebutton or its fastening means. It will be observed that since therecessis lo-- cated adjacent the pressing surface 16 of the iron, but avery thin portion 17 of the side wall is left between the recess and thepressing surface. Obviously, this construction facilitates the receptionof the button by the recess. Althoughit is not essential to myinvention, the side or edge surfaces of the sole plate 10, within whichthe recesses are formed, should be substantially vertical. Thisconstruction serves both to facilitate the ironing operation and toprovide the maximum weight commensurate with the working area of theiron.

It will be understood in the ironing operation, that one or the other ofthe recesses 15 will serve to receive the button laterally as the ironis passed over the adjacent material ig. 3). Thus, the iron may beguided so that the edge of its pressing surface 16 be neath the recesswill pass beneath the adjacent half of the button and thereby press thefabric thereunder. Likewise, the fabric under the other half of thebutton may i be pressed. It will be understood that the materialunderthe button may be pressed, if desired, by rotating the iron aboutthe button, the button, of course, being received in the recess duringthis operation.

By providing two recesses 15, one for each side of theiron, Iaccommodate the iron readily to both right and left handed persons.Moreover, the two recesses facilitate the ironing operation even thoughthe operator uses but one hand only. Thus, the operator may iron underboth sides of the button by nosing'the iron forward, first on one sideof the button and then on its other side.

It will be observed that I have provided an iron so that the materialunder a button or the like may be conveniently pressed without danger oftearing the button from the fabric or of damaging the button itself.Moreover, the material adjacent the button may be pressed moreefiiciently since there is no danger because of the recess of injuringthe button or of tearing it from the fabric.

While I have, in accordance with the pro- Visions of the patentstatutes, described my invention as embodied in concrete form andoperating in a s ecific manner, it should be understood that do notlimit my invention thereto, since various modifications thereof willsuggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departing fromthe spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in theannexed claims.

IV hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. A fiatiron comprising an ironing body provided in its side with agroove-like recess having a lower wall terminating in the surface ofsaid side so as toleave a comparatively thin unbroken portion of saidside between said recess and the pressing surface of said iron wherebythat portion of said pressing surface beneath said recess can beprojected under a button or the like so as to iron the fab me under andabout said button.

' 2. An electric flatiron comprising an ironing body havingsubstantially vertical sides, said ironing body being provided in one ofsaid sides with a recess having a lower wall terminating in the surfaceof said side so as to leave a comparatively thin unbroken portion ofsaid side between said recess and the press ing surface of said iron.

3. A fiatiron comprising an ironing body having substantially verticalsides converglngto a point at one end thereof, said ironing body beingprovided with a recess in one of said converging sides adjacent thepressing surface of said iron, said recess having a low er wallterminating in the surface of said side so as to leave a comparativelythin unbroken portion of said side between said recess and said pressingsurface.

4. A flatiron comprising an ironing body provided with a recess in itsside for receiving a button or the like in the ironing operation so thatthe fabric under and about said button may be pressed, said recesshavingtapered end portions terminating in the surface of said side tofacilitate the movement of the button into and from the recess.

5. A. flatiron comprising an ironing body provided in its side with arecess having a lower wall inclined downwardly toward the surface ofsaid side so asto leave but a comparatively thin portion of said sidebetween said recess and the pressing surface of the iron whereby thatportion of said pressing surface beneath said recess may be projectedunder a button or the like so as to iron the fabric thereunder, saidrecess also having tapered end portions terminating in the surface ofsaid side to facilitate the movement of the button into and from therecess.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 8th day of March,1929.

EDWIN A. PETERSON.

